True Mothers

Japanese adoption drama gets tangled up in melodrama

"...his eyesight in Radiance; and now, her latest film, True Mothers, is about teenagers who become pregnant, and the..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

The Young Mothers’ Jazz Oppression

Free all-stars break down onerous systems

"...planet,” by Chronicle Music newsman Kevin Curtin, the Young Mothers create a musical melting pot of free jazz, punk..."

June 11, 2018 Music Post by Michael Toland

Austin Psych Fest Live: Acid Mothers Temple

‘Dark Stars in the Dazzling Sky’

"...The insanely prolific Japanese ensemble Acid Mothers Temple built a reputation in underground circles for its..."

April 27, 2013 Music Post by Michael Toland

Mothers of Invention

"...moms. It also serves as a support network for mothers working in the music industry -- a support network..."

May 7, 1999 Music Feature by Greg Beets

True Today

Randy 'Biscuit' Turner's final interview

"...weird now. I'll tell you what, your fathers and mothers and people like myself, we rode that fine line..."

Aug. 26, 2005 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

True to Their Cause

No More Turf Wars

"...many premature births. What are the ages of these mothers? Did they receive prenatal care? Were drugs or alcohol..."

Feb. 12, 1999 News Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Tupac: Resurrection

More popular dead than alive, the hip-hop Tupac Shakur is remembered in this authorized documentary.

"...come out of the early Nineties, that meant staying true to an ethos he called "Thug Life," a vaguely..."

Nov. 14, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bad Moms

Women can be comically raunchy and ill-behaved, too

"...what you think it’s going to do: depict unappreciated mothers losing their shit, behaving badly, and coming out the..."

July 29, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Other Son

Palestinian and Israeli baby boys are accidentally switched at birth, and that discovery in adulthood creates many repercussions.

"...(Dehbi) – but also their families. This is especially true of the fathers (Elbé and Natour), although both mothers..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Conjuring

This supernatural thriller from the director of Saw could be mistaken for The Amityville Exorcist.

"...Purportedly based on a true story – aren’t they all? – the film largely..."

July 19, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Grandma

Lily Tomlin leads a dynamic cast down roads less traveled

"...stand, was raised by a loving pair of lesbian mothers but grew so distrustful of men’s stick-to-itiveness that she..."

Sept. 11, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Babadook

Tyro helmer Jennifer Kent conjures a disturbing spook story about a mother, a son, and an unnerving presence in their house

"...The crisp imagery (by Radek Ładczuk) creates a true sense of menace amid the household banality. Tales about..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

We Need To Talk About Kevin

Tilda Swinton stars as the mother of a teen rampage killer who has a complicated relationship with her son.

"...and ours, that she has removed herself from her true calling. And yet, she appears to be happy in..."

Feb. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Where the Wild Things Are

This very special film is the rare children’s offering that isn’t coded for adults or made corny and flip for kids.

"...easily evinced by this freewheeling but tonally and aesthetically true adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s 1963 children’s book. Jonze, in..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest Honors Japanese Film Master Takashi Miike

Third wave includes special tribute to the J-horror innovator

"...There aren't many true giants of cinema, but Japanese director Takashi Miike fits..."

Sept. 11, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Accents and Cowlicks: Julio Torres on Problemista

SNL alum explores the magical world of immigration

"...It’s true to say that Julio Torres sparkles...."

March 21, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Music Featured Session: Laura Jane Grace, Our Lady of Punk, Devours SXSW

Against Me! founder on the “demonstrable power of punk”

"...one day into Laura Jane Grace & the Devouring Mothers’ tour for their debut LP Bought to Rot, Laura..."

March 15, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

SXSW Film Review: For Sama

Life and death in war-torn Syria’s last hospital

"...East Aleppo in this chilling documentary that shows the true human cost of Syria’s civil war...."

March 12, 2019 SXSW Post by Dan Gentile

Bedside Manner: Not for the Gun-Shy

Tracing the origins of the Gatling gun

"...through hardships until he makes his million-dollar idea come true, gets rich and gets famous...."

Feb. 14, 2011 Books Post by Mike Crissey

Six Questions for Patricia Vonne

Patricia Vonne takes the bull by the horns.

"...me. I traveled to Juarez and met with the mothers of some of the victims who let me in..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Utah Supremes Say Search was a Real Stinker

Court reminds cops not to be led by the nose...

"...benefit of the exigent circumstances exception.” While it is true that individuals, fearing an imminent search by police, might..."

March 30, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith

Page Two: The Stravinsky Theory

The healing power of prescience, set on "repeat"

"...since I first heard it on Freak Out!, the Mothers of Invention's first album, maybe four decades back. I..."

Feb. 2, 2007 Column by Louis Black

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...son in an attempt to reconnect. Inspired by a true story. Like, this literally happened to me. Cast List:..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Scanlines

Mothering Heights

"...remember mama. Lots of mamas in lots of movies. Mothers and mammies, matrons and moms. Traditional moms, unconventional moms,..."

May 12, 1995 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

Heart and Soul

Lengthy Q&A with Huey Lewis

"...she escaped during the war. No wait! That’s not true. She went back once. And found it totally dissimilar...."

Oct. 25, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Feeding the Ukrainian Resistance With Varenyky and Mutual Aid

To Austin's Ukrainian community, the meaning of food has co-evolved with the war itself

"...to them in this difficult time – as is true for most displaced people everywhere. What's different about the..."

Nov. 25, 2022 Food Feature by John Besche

Rosenstrasse

Von Trotta puts a human face on 1943's Rosenstrasse uprising, one of the few public, and moreover, successful citizen protests against the power of the Nazi regime.

"...present day, Riemann in younger flashbacks), Hannah hides her true motives and poses as a research historian. Through long..."

Dec. 10, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dancing with Dawson

"...treks Lulu's conjugal adventures through four marriages and four mothers-in-law. Lulu reveals all; her second mother-in-law, Filalia Miller, is..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Books Feature by Clay Smith

No Sex, No Moms

Welfare Reform Funds Abstinence Ed to Curb Momhood

"...the best way to prevent the proliferation of welfare mothers. When President Clinton scrawled his signature on the Welfare..."

May 30, 1997 News Feature by Roseana Auten

The Secret of Roan Inish

"...years ago, before the births of our fathers and mothers, before the births of their fathers and mothers, before..."

June 2, 1995 Movie Review by Robert Faires

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